02/06/2020
We’re delighted to see that the kindness and generosity of volunteers Emma Cafferky, Stronger Communities Manager and Zerg Raja, Stronger Communities Officer has been captured for generations to come in Oldham’s Lockdown Museum. Run by Gallery Oldham, the museum is a new digital project to collec...

01/06/2020
“It’s brilliant that not only are we supporting our customers, but we’re making a difference to people across Oldham and the region - and I’m loving every minute of it,” says Zerg Raja, one of our Stronger Communities Officers who has been volunteering with various local organisations throughout...

25/05/2020
Update - the winners! Thank you to everyone who entered our lockdown competition! We had some fabulous entries; so much so, we couldn't pick just one winner. All our budding Van Gogh's received an amazing art set to create some more fantastic masterpieces! Take a look at the entries below:    Wel...

20/05/2020
Today across social media, organisations are coming together to say a Big Housing Thank You to our frontline housing workers who’ve helped to kept things running during these uncertain times. We’re joining in with the messages of thanks by sharing a video of some of our fantastic frontline staff....

20/05/2020
From Wednesday 20 May we restarted our grass cutting service. Thanks to you all for hanging in there while we had to postpone our service due to coronavirus. We know some of our areas are looking overgrown and a bit unloved at the moment. We take pride in keeping our neighbourhoods neat and tidy...

19/05/2020
This week the Housing Minister has written a letter to all social housing tenants in England to update them on the steps regarding coronavirus that the government is taking to prepare to reopen society and support social housing tenants to move on with their lives. As your landlord, our priority...

13/05/2020
Colleagues from our development partner Casey Group, are helping us make a difference to customers and local people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. After being furloughed from their usual roles, staff are volunteering with us to provide important support to vulnerable people in our borough...

10/05/2020
“I’m really getting to know my lady and I love my conversations with her. When I get off the phone my cheeks are aching from smiling so much – it’s just wonderful,” says Emma Cafferky, our Stronger Communities Manager, talking about her role as a befriender for Age UK Oldham. Emma is one of a...

07/05/2020
An unlikely friendship between First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) Becky and 94-year-old Oldham resident Jack has blossomed during the coronavirus outbreak. The pair, who chat every day, were acquainted when Becky volunteered to become a ‘befriender’ in the Oldham area with Age UK. The ‘befriender...

30/04/2020
“My dear friends, this is not victory of a party or of any class. It’s a victory of the great British nation as a whole." “Advance Britannia. Long live the cause of freedom.”Sir Winston Churchill, 8 May 1945 On Friday 8 May 2020, the nation should have been coming together to celebrate the 75th a...